O‘Toole Calls for Relocation of Beijing Olympics Due to China’s ’Genocide' of Uighurs

O‘Toole Calls for Relocation of Beijing Olympics Due to China’s ’Genocide' of Uighurs
Conservative Party leader Erin O’Toole speaks at a press conference in Ottawa on Feb. 16, 2021. David Kawai/The Canadian Press
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OTTAWA—Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is calling on the government to push for the 2022 Winter Olympics to be moved outside China amid “genocide” against minority Uighurs.

“I think Canadians would agree that it would violate fundamental ethical principles to participate in an Olympic Games hosted by a country that is committing a genocide against part of its population,” he said Tuesday.